Committees
Below is a listing of KCHA committees.
Please contact a member of the Executive Board if you are interested in serving on one of our committees.
Banner Committee
Lindsay Francis
Kansas LTAP Director
lfrancis@ku.edu
(785) 864-2594
Awards Committee
Chip Woods, Chairperson
Lyon County
County Engineer
Phone: 620-340-8220
John Ellermann
Riley County
County Engineer
Phone: 785-537-6330
Alvin Perez
Riley County
Phone: 785-537-6330
Phil Nusser
Stafford County
Phone: 620-549-3597
Jim Brull
Lyon County
Phone: 620-340-8220
Constitution and By-Laws Committee
John Ellermann, Chairperson
Riley County
Director of Public Works; Engineer
Phone: 785-537-6330
Brendan Mackay
Ellis County
Public Works Director
Phone: 785-628-9455
Sean Wendel
Gray County
Public Works Administrator
Phone: 620-855-7701
Darrin Boger
Hodgeman County
Roads
Phone: 620-357-8346
Justin Mader
Saline County
County Engineer
Phone: 785-826-6527
Design Maintenance Standards Committee
W. David Lee
Franklin County
Director, Public Works
Phone: 785-229-3550
Tod Salfrank
Bureau of Local Projects Chief
Phone: 785-296-3861
Darryl Lutz
Butler County
Director of Public Works
Phone: 316-322-4101
Bobby Shomper
Clay County
Highway Administrator
Phone: 785-632-3456
Justin Mader
Saline County
County Engineer
Phone: 785-826-6527
KDOT Liaison Committee
Chip Woods, Chairperson
Lyon County
County Engineer
Phone: 620-340-8220
Bobby Shomper
Clay County
Highway Administrator
Phone: 785-632-3456
John Ellermann
Riley County
County Engineer
Phone: 785-537-6330
Keith Browning
KAC Local Road Engineer
Phone: 785-393-4161
Justin Mader
Saline County
County Engineer
Phone: 785-826-6527
Barry McManaman
Barton County
County Engineer
Phone: 620-793-1808
Lindsay Francis
Kansas LTAP Director
lfrancis@ku.edu
(785) 864-2594
Seth Snyder
Lyon County
Asst. Road Supervisor
Phone: 620-340-8220
Land Survey Committee
Chip Woods; PE, PS
Lyon County
County Engineer and Surveyor
Phone: 620-340-8220
Richard Bouchey
Rooks County
Road & Bridge Supervisor
Phone: 785-425-6521
Wes Root; PE, PS
Johnson County
Superintendent Road and Bridge
Phone: 913-715-8329
Legislative Committee
Darryl Lutz, Chairperson
Director of Public Works
Butler County
Phone: 316-322-4101
Chip Woods
County Engineer
Lyon County
Phone: 620-340-8220
Bobby Shomper
Clay County
Highway Administrator
Phone: 785-632-3456
W. David Lee
Director, Public Works
Franklin County
Phone: 785-229-3550
Wayne Blackbourn (New Member Needed)
County Engineer
Coffey County
Phone: 620-364-2441
Memorials Committee
Keith Browning
KAC Local Road Engineer
785-393-4161
Website Committee
Jim Brull
Lyon County
620-340-8220
Keith Browning
KAC Local Road Engineer
785-393-4161
Chris O'Neal
Ford County
620-227-4588
Nominating Committee
(Committee Selected at the 2023 Spring Annual Meeting. 2025 Nominees Announced at the 2024 Spring Annual Meeting)
Curtis Mader
McPherson County
Phone: 620-241-0466
Alvin Perez
Riley County
620-537-6330
Wes Root
Johnson County
913-715-8329
Prof Dev & Young Engineers
Wes Root, Chairperson
Johnson County
wes.root@jocogov.org
913-715-8329
Darryl Lutz
Butler County
dlutz@bucoks.com
316-322-4101
Bobby Shomper
Clay County
rshomper@claycountykansas.org
785-632-3456
Chad Voigt
Douglas County
785-832-5293
Curtis Mader
McPherson County
cmader@mcpcoks.us
620-241-0466
Kevin Amer
Linn County
913-795-2229
Evan McMillan
Riley County
emcmillan@rileycountyks.gov
785-537-6330
Solid Waste Committee
Chip Woods, Chairperson
Lyon County
620-340-8220
Bobby Shomper
Clay County
785-632-3456
Darryl Lutz
Butler County
316-322-4101
Richard Bouchey
Rooks County
785-425-6521
David Lee
Franklin County
785-229-3550
Utility Relations & R/W Issues Committee
Chip Woods, Chairperson
Lyon County
620-340-8220
John Ellermann
Finney County
620-272-3564
Bobby Shomper
Clay County
785-632-3456
J.R. McMahon (New Member Needed)
Miami County
913-294-4377
Road Scholar Committee
Lindsay Francis
Kansas LTAP Director
lfrancis@ku.edu
(785) 864-2594
Nelda Buckley
Kansas LTAP Local Field Liaison
785-864-0489
Keith Browning
KAC Local Roads Engineer
785-393-4161
Alvin Perez
Riley County
Phone: 785-537-6330
Kim Glover
Atchison County
913-804-6120
Tod Salfrank
KDOT - Bureau of Local Projects Chief
785-368-7396
Dawn Hueske
KDOT - Bureau of Local Projects Assistant Chief
785-207-1420
Darren Fishel
Saline County
785-826-6525
Bruce Chladny
KAC Executive Director
785-272-2585 ext. 302
Auditing Committee
(Committee Selected at the 2023 Spring Annual Meeting to Audit Books at the 2023 Fall Meeting)
Justin Mader, Saline County
785-826-6527
Evan McMillan, Riley County
785-537-6330
Curtis Mader, McPherson County
620‑241‑0466
KAC Representative
Alvin Perez
Riley County
785-537-6330
NACE Director
Justin Mader
Saline County
785-826-6527